'It's hard to say' whether Byron Leftwich will continue as OC after this season

The Arizona Cardinals have three games to go in their regular season and, at 3-10, many are already looking ahead to 2019. Head coach Steve Wilks was asked on Wednesday about the future of offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich, who replaced Mike McCoy midway through the season.

Wilks never gave Leftwich the interim tag but also didn’t commit to him long-term.

And because it is still during the season, Wilks wasn’t able to give much information about the future.

“Right now, it’s hard to say because the only thing we’re trying to do right now as coaches is, really, win the next game,” he told reporters. “We’ll address and deal with that when it comes at the end of the year.”

With his own future perhaps uncertain with the team, this is the only answer he can give. He can’t really commit to Leftwich if he himself isn’t certain he is going to be back.

He did indicate that, once the season is over, “everybody’s going to be evaluated.”

Wilks has praised Leftwich many times since he was promoted. However, he has, in the last few days, pointed out areas where there needs to be improvement in coaching, particularly when speaking about issues on offense.

It does not appear that we will get any early clues as to who might or might not remain on the coaching staff moving forward after this season.